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Easily digestible tech news....Re: Re: Re: A high-performance disaster.https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100901/04493010855/dailydirt-gattaca-here-we-come.shtml#c399
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:56:24 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100901/04493010855/dailydirt-gattaca-here-we-come.shtml#c399You trying to tell me something like that isn't going to leave a mark?]]>Real people are not the end result of a single factor.https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100901/04493010855/dailydirt-gattaca-here-we-come.shtml#c393
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:55:48 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100901/04493010855/dailydirt-gattaca-here-we-come.shtml#c393This is also to say that no single factor can be excluded as insignificant or even minor. In the case of Kaczynski's MKULTRA experience, even if it was a single experience, it could have triggered an epiphany or just another brick in the wall.

Figuring out retroactively why people do crazy things is like trying to trace from a hurricane back to the butterflies that were pivotal in its inception. We can determine common risk factors which increase probability, but not to a useful degree.

And yes, that is terrifying because it means we don't know who will spark off.

But getting back to the original point, if you're looking to raise a wise king, a stable environment with consistent routine and conscious caregivers can go a long way.]]>Re: Re: Re: A good starthttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/17281430466/maybe-best-way-to-stop-all-this-swatting-is-to-have-fewer-swat-teams.shtml#c572
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:54:47 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/17281430466/maybe-best-way-to-stop-all-this-swatting-is-to-have-fewer-swat-teams.shtml#c572The problem was that due to this "every life is precious" method that authorities then practiced, airplane hijackers around 1970 took full advantage of this, and hijackings grew to epidemic proportions. Just like [non-copyright-related] piracy off the coast of Somalia in recent years, the act of giving in to terrorists often leads to getting a lot more of it.

So the political establishment changed course, and felt it was better to "send a message" -- even if it meant innocent people being killed -- on the theory that less would die in the long run. And so they developed the Special Weapons Attack Team (as SWAT originally stood for) based on standard military methods, and made sure that not only were no ransoms ever paid, but perpetrators had no chance of getting out of there alive.

It worked, and hijackings and hostage-taking reduced to a trickle. But then mission creep set in, as it always does, and police seemed to feel the 'invention' of the SWAT team was so good, it should not be wasted by waiting for the next hostage-taking, which might never come. No, SWAT slowly became the new standard of police-public interaction, from everything from routine search warrants to arrests of non-violent crime suspects -- or even people who failed to show up in traffic court.]]>https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/06154630461/sanity-trademark-suit-rules-that-florida-pizza-joints-dont-compete-with-nj-turnpike.shtml#c358
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:48:51 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/06154630461/sanity-trademark-suit-rules-that-florida-pizza-joints-dont-compete-with-nj-turnpike.shtml#c358What could possibly go wrong?]]>Re: Re: Re: Technically Speaking...https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/06154630461/sanity-trademark-suit-rules-that-florida-pizza-joints-dont-compete-with-nj-turnpike.shtml#c338
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:48:17 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/06154630461/sanity-trademark-suit-rules-that-florida-pizza-joints-dont-compete-with-nj-turnpike.shtml#c338Still, they are different highways (with different signs).]]>Re: Due process?https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/12143730502/ross-ulbrichts-lawyers-were-told-about-corrupt-investigators-barred-using-that-during-his-trial.shtml#c37
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:44:00 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/12143730502/ross-ulbrichts-lawyers-were-told-about-corrupt-investigators-barred-using-that-during-his-trial.shtml#c37drastically, any time a government agency is involved, especially if it's one of the big ones.

They make the laws after all, why should they have to follow them? /s]]>Due process?https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/12143730502/ross-ulbrichts-lawyers-were-told-about-corrupt-investigators-barred-using-that-during-his-trial.shtml#c16
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:38:30 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/12143730502/ross-ulbrichts-lawyers-were-told-about-corrupt-investigators-barred-using-that-during-his-trial.shtml#c16https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/08345330483/virginia-towns-using-federally-funded-license-plate-readers-to-collect-local-taxes.shtml#c193
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:37:39 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/08345330483/virginia-towns-using-federally-funded-license-plate-readers-to-collect-local-taxes.shtml#c193God help you if you buy a used car from someone who money on property tax. You could find your car impounded. When you buy a used car, you file a form with the DMV letting them know that you bought a car and that you are not responsible for outstanding traffic tickets or parking tickets. I wonder if this same information protects you from property tax liens.]]>https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/05395130459/cord-cutting-denial-is-alive-well.shtml#c245
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:36:09 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/05395130459/cord-cutting-denial-is-alive-well.shtml#c245Same with DVD rentals vs purchases. IF I BUY/PAY FOR something, then I don't want further money schemes such as additional ads and commercials. If I PAY FOR cable, give me commercial free viewing. Commercials are a way to make money that should be offered for free/cheap service. Don't want to pay for cable? Ok here is a free, ad/commercial supported cable service. Oh, want to pay $50 a month, then here is your ad-free cable service.

I also think that if you PAY for ALL of cable channels, you should also have them unlocked and free for streaming purposes. For Example, AMC. I should be able to use my Roku to pull up all of the past AMC shows and series. It shouldn't be an extra service.]]>Re: HTTPS under attackhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/07002030498/chinas-great-firewall-turned-around-why-china-wants-to-censor-global-internet.shtml#c73
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:30:55 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/07002030498/chinas-great-firewall-turned-around-why-china-wants-to-censor-global-internet.shtml#c73Re: Re: Re: Re: power amplificationhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/09363830485/can-you-cyberbully-corporation.shtml#c411
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:30:01 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/09363830485/can-you-cyberbully-corporation.shtml#c411www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9wXq6oRBnI

I foresee a time when all social media will be so inundated with ads or other corporate trackers that large corporations will be back on the same footing as the individual. It could be the company to control the narrative takes legal, financial, or censoring action, then again they might just realize they suck and change how they operate (here's hoping).

At some point someone new will create a different service that makes it possible to once again outplay the large entities, thus amplifying the power of the people again. It will always be a cat and mouse game between who has the power.

Look at the music industry and online streaming. At first people realized that Napster was a way to try music and find out if they liked an artist before buying the music. Finally music companies started selling online and they profited and regained control of their market. Until someone else found that you could stream music free supported by ads. Or that you could create P2P networks, use VPNs or other services to get around the power of the music giants. Indie artists could start selling to the public without going through record labels and so the indies became bigger and pulled more control from the giants.

Innovation and change are required to retain power. The model that allows the most agility in the market will be the model that survives and later adopted by legacy players to the market. The Internet is a power amplification machine because only the agile models get adopted. First by the individuals or small companies and then later by the big ones. Once the big companies get involved they have the money to continue to amplify their power so they become more powerful again. Just have to wait for the next innovation to give us back the power.]]>Business As Usualhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/13592030490/federal-agents-investigating-silk-road-accused-stealing-bitcoin-abusing-govt-power-issuing-fake-subpoenas.shtml#c205
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:27:49 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/13592030490/federal-agents-investigating-silk-road-accused-stealing-bitcoin-abusing-govt-power-issuing-fake-subpoenas.shtml#c205Love minehttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/11331230500/daily-deals-keysmart-20-compact-key-organizer.shtml#c47
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:20:34 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/11331230500/daily-deals-keysmart-20-compact-key-organizer.shtml#c47Plus I paid $20...]]>Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/11331230500/daily-deals-keysmart-20-compact-key-organizer.shtml#c36
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:17:21 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/11331230500/daily-deals-keysmart-20-compact-key-organizer.shtml#c36appropriate forcehttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/17281430466/maybe-best-way-to-stop-all-this-swatting-is-to-have-fewer-swat-teams.shtml#c549
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:15:21 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/17281430466/maybe-best-way-to-stop-all-this-swatting-is-to-have-fewer-swat-teams.shtml#c549He arrived by train and was met by the city fathers.

"They only sent one Ranger?"

"You only had one riot."]]>https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/11331230500/daily-deals-keysmart-20-compact-key-organizer.shtml#c25
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:15:17 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150331/11331230500/daily-deals-keysmart-20-compact-key-organizer.shtml#c25https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150330/10173830486/verizon-ceo-pushing-congress-bipartisan-consensus-that-government-should-never-ever-stand-up-to-broadband-duopolists.shtml#c123
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:14:22 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150330/10173830486/verizon-ceo-pushing-congress-bipartisan-consensus-that-government-should-never-ever-stand-up-to-broadband-duopolists.shtml#c123Re: Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/17530530492/competition-music-space-is-great-fragmentation-music-space-is-dangerous.shtml#c432
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:06:40 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/17530530492/competition-music-space-is-great-fragmentation-music-space-is-dangerous.shtml#c432Actually the music publishing industry is making sure that's not the case.]]>https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/09363830485/can-you-cyberbully-corporation.shtml#c400
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:05:06 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150330/09363830485/can-you-cyberbully-corporation.shtml#c400Take the entertainment groups as a prime example, but Monasanto would work or most of the large corporations that believe labor should be so cheap that they shouldn't pay the worker a living wage.

The MPAA and the RIAA are constantly in the news and if it's not them then it's their sockpuppets in other countries. I've gotten to where I hate them and their belief of their righteous entitlements. I want not one penny of my money going to support them. That means not buying their products. You piss me off, I am not going to buy your product.]]>Re: Re: A high-performance disaster.https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100901/04493010855/dailydirt-gattaca-here-we-come.shtml#c370
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:02:35 PDThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100901/04493010855/dailydirt-gattaca-here-we-come.shtml#c370What you describe is a "not my fault" defense argument from his trial. On par with the Twinkie defense, the PMS defense, the John Yoo said it was OK defense, etc.]]>